{"id":30336,"date":"2026-02-18T13:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T05:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&#038;p=30336"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T05:11:13","slug":"curtin-volunteers-expands-recognition-for-online-regional-student-volunteers","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/curtin-volunteers-expands-recognition-for-online-regional-student-volunteers\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtin Volunteers! Expands Recognition for Online &amp; Regional Student Volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Reading time: 2 minutes<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you studying online or remotely while giving back to your local community? Curtin Volunteers! (CV!) has introduced a new initiative to recognise and celebrate the incredible contributions of students whose volunteering takes place outside of CV!\u2019s partnered organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We know that many regional and online students may not be able to access on-campus or metro-based CV! opportunities, but that doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re not making a difference. Whether you&#8217;re supporting a local sporting club, helping at a community event, volunteering with your surf lifesaving club, or contributing online to a registered not-for-profit, your impact can now be formally recognised through CV!.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Can Be Recognised?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re enrolled in at least one online unit at Curtin and volunteering in your local area (or online), you may be eligible to log your hours with CV!.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To qualify, your volunteering must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be with a <strong>registered not-for-profit organisation<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take place <strong>within Australia<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be <strong>formal in nature<\/strong> (including an application process, briefing or training, insurance coverage, and a clear role description)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be completed while enrolled in <strong>at least one online unit at Curtin<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Guidelines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure fair and accurate recognition, please note:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Only hours completed <strong>during the current semester<\/strong> can be logged<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Travel time and breaks longer than 20 minutes<\/strong> cannot be included<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hours must be logged <strong>after each volunteering session<\/strong> (not submitted in bulk)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <strong>timesheet must be uploaded<\/strong> for every submission<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <strong>supervisor\u2019s contact details<\/strong> are required for verification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Falsifying hours may result in <strong>disciplinary action<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative ensures that all Curtin students, no matter where they\u2019re located, can have their volunteering efforts acknowledged and celebrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about self-sourced volunteering <a href=\"https:\/\/curtin.rosterfy.com.au\/event\/jGjHzXpkhCP9IT4kIzHwy4d8uYCUin\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re an online or remote student making a difference in your local community, now\u2019s your chance to have your volunteering officially recognised! | Reading time: 2 mins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4452,"featured_media":20558,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_oasis-categories":0,"footnotes":""},"oasis-categories":[141,142,146],"class_list":["post-30336","oasis-news","type-oasis-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","oasis-categories-online","oasis-categories-opportunities","oasis-categories-student-life"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"additional_content":{"title":"","content":"","image":false},"related_courses":[{"title":"","qualification":"","link":"","description":"","faculty":""}],"credits":{"author":null,"photographer":"","media":false},"display_author":false,"banner":{"image":false}}},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Curtin-Volunteers-in-Nungarin-for-John-Curtin-Weekend-2020.jpg","author_meta":{"first_name":"Joaquin","last_name":"Atizado","display_name":"Joaquin Atizado"},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 12:58:32","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/30336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oasis-news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/30336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-categories?post=30336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}